Tag: democracy
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The Western romance with Alexei Navalny needs to stop
OPINION Alexei Navalny, a major voice of Russia’s opposition, has had quite the year. After being poisoned with novichok at the hands of the FSB in August 2020, he spent five months recuperating in Germany. Upon returning to Russia in January of this year, he was arrested at the airport, triggering widespread protests across the…
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The danger of Germany’s fractured democracy
OPINION 30 years after the reunification of Germany, deep democratic divides remain. Reunification still summons up images of huge protests, chants of “Wir sind ein Volk” and, of course, the final toppling of the wall and surge of people from East to West. Against all expectations, it took less than a year for currency union…
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The constitutional referendum could be about to undermine Italian democracy
OPINION Italy has a long history of attempted but never implemented constitutional reforms. The upcoming referendum on September 20th-21st will ask voters to confirm or reject an amendment to the Constitution regarding the number of MPs in both Chambers of the Italian Parliament. Currently, Italy’s Parliament consists of 945 elected MPs – 630 Deputies and…
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